Communication coordination and collision mitigation for multi-subscriber identity module devices

Abstract

This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A user equipment device (UE), comprising:
 a first subscriber identity module (SIM); 
 a second SIM; and 
 a processor configured to cause the UE to:
 establish a first cellular connection using the first SIM; 
 establish a second cellular connection using the second SIM; 
 receive, using the second cellular connection, a page for the second SIM; 
 determine that responding to the page would result in a collision with an ongoing communication activity of the first SIM; and 
 determine whether to respond to the page based on at least one of:
 a paging repetition pattern associated with the second cellular connection; 
 a page repetition indicator associated with the page; and 
 a paging cause associated with the page. 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The UE of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to:
 receive, using the second cellular connection, paging configuration information including the paging repetition pattern associated with the second cellular connection, wherein the paging repetition pattern includes a number of repetitions and time intervals associated with the repetitions, wherein to determine whether to respond to the page based on the paging repetition pattern includes comparing an expected length of the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM to a time of a particular expected repetition. 
 
     
     
       3. The UE of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to select the particular expected repetition so that a threshold number of further page repetitions are expected after the particular expected repetition. 
     
     
       4. The UE of  claim 3 , wherein the threshold number of further page repetitions is based on the paging cause. 
     
     
       5. The UE of  claim 2 , wherein a determination not to respond to the page allows the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM to complete prior to the particular expected repetition. 
     
     
       6. The UE of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to:
 receive a repetition of the page at a time determined based on the paging repetition pattern; and 
 respond to the repetition of the page. 
 
     
     
       7. The UE of  claim 1 , wherein the page includes the paging cause, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to determine a priority level of activity associated with the page and respond to the page based on the priority level. 
     
     
       8. The UE of  claim 7 , wherein to determine to respond to the priority level is further based on a comparison of the priority level of activity associated with the page to a priority level of the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM. 
     
     
       9. The UE of  claim 1 , wherein the paging cause indicates whether the page is associated with a voice call. 
     
     
       10. An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor configured to cause a user equipment device (UE) to:
 establish a first cellular connection using a first subscriber identity module (SIM); 
 establish a second cellular connection using a second SIM; 
 receive, using the second cellular connection, a page for the second SIM; 
 determine that responding to the page would result in a collision with an ongoing communication activity of the first SIM; and 
 determine whether to respond to the page based on at least one of:
 a paging repetition pattern associated with the second cellular connection; 
 a page repetition indicator associated with the page; and 
 a paging cause associated with the page. 
 
 
 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to:
 receive, using the second cellular connection, paging configuration information including the paging repetition pattern associated with the second cellular connection, wherein the paging repetition pattern includes a number of repetitions and time intervals associated with the repetitions, wherein to determine whether to respond to the page based on the paging repetition pattern includes comparing an expected length of the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM to a time of a particular expected repetition. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to select the particular expected repetition so that a threshold number of further page repetitions are expected after the particular expected repetition. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the threshold number of further page repetitions is based on the paging cause. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a determination not to respond to the page allows the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM to complete prior to the particular expected repetition. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to:
 receive a repetition of the page at a time determined based on the paging repetition pattern; and 
 respond to the repetition of the page. 
 
     
     
       16. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the page includes the paging cause, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to determine a priority level of activity associated with the page and respond to the page based on the priority level. 
     
     
       17. The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein to determine to respond to the priority level is further based on a comparison of the priority level of activity associated with the page to a priority level of the ongoing communication activity of the first SIM. 
     
     
       18. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the paging cause indicates whether the page is associated with a voice call. 
     
     
       19. A method, comprising:
 at a user equipment device (UE):
 establishing a first cellular connection using a first subscriber identity module (SIM); 
 establishing a second cellular connection using a second SIM; 
 receiving, using the second cellular connection, a page for the second SIM; 
 determining that responding to the page would result in a collision with an ongoing communication activity of the first SIM; and 
 determining whether to respond to the page based on at least one of:
 a paging repetition pattern associated with the second cellular connection; 
 a page repetition indicator associated with the page; and 
 a paging cause associated with the page. 
 
 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 19 , wherein the paging cause indicates whether the page is associated with a voice call.